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Hardware Engineer Salary
The median Hardware Engineer salary is $135K/yr based on 2,225 disclosed-pay job postings from 185 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $109K/yr and $170K/yr.
$135K/yrmedian
$109K/yr – $170K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
2,225disclosed-pay postings
Pay distribution
Highest-paying employers
- OpenAI$338K/yr3 disclosed
- Wayve$290K/yr3 disclosed
- Waymo$236K/yr4 disclosed
- Applied Intuition$230K/yr3 disclosed
- Zoox$212K/yr7 disclosed
- Apple$210K/yr125 disclosed
- Microsoft$209K/yr12 disclosed
- Nscaleoperationsukltd$203K/yr3 disclosed
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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Hardware Engineer roles on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.